If the perpetrators of violent acts against civilians were not, by definition, in a position to violate human rights, they might indirectly achieve their goals by weakening States' resolve to protect human rights, as recent events had shown.
No obstante, si los autores de actos de violencia contra civiles no están, por definición, en condiciones de violar los derechos humanos, pueden lograr sus objetivos indirectamente, empujando a los Estados a que lo hagan, como recientes acontecimientos han venido a demostrar.